Wheel and wheel fitment



E, BA KILLEW. WHEEL AND WHEEL FITMEW. APPLICATION FILED MAY 14, |919.

Pf-sented Non M, i999 dan Patented Nba-ifi, i922. llai 152 @di Fl El EDWARD BRICE KILLEN,'0F LONDON, ENGLAND.

WHEEL AND WHEEL FITMENT.

Application 1ed May 14, 1919. Serial No. 297,149.

To all whom t may con-cern.' vertical line 6 towards the wheels centre and Be it known that I, EDWARD BRICE KIL- forms what I will call the back face o't' the LEN, of 27 Queen Victoria Street, London, wheel proper see Figures 5, 7 and l0, or on England, engineer, have invented certain the face of theback stamping I may form a 60 5, new and useful Improvements in lVheels suitable central cavity 7 whichI will call the and I'Vhee'l Fitments, of which the following adjusting central cavity of the wheel. and v isla Specification. when this adjusting cavity is formed on the My invention *relates to the construction face ofthe back stamping, the two stampings -of Wheels and Wheel tments all as hereinmay run suitably together side by side to the e 10 after more particularly described, illustrated Wheel centre, forming a'single dished' wheel in the drawings and pointed out in. the constructed principallyv from two dished claims. it plates, and the front dishlike stamping may In order that my`inventioi1 may be prophave a suitable strengthening metal ldisc' 8' erly understood and readily carried into efriveted to it, thereby strengthening the wheel 7o fect, I have hereunto appended .four eX- centrally, see Figures 1,2 and 3.

planatory 4sheets of drawings of which Fig- In the Afront dishlike stamping the metal, ures l and 2 are vertical cross sectional views after forming the` rim.`may run for about 2 of a dished type of wheel made in accordinches in a vertical line 9 towards ythe wheels ance with and embodying my invention. v4centre, and then side by side with the metal 75 Figure 3 is a similar view o f a detached ofthe back dished stamping, forming a boss dished plate with strengthening metal disc cavity centrallyY on both stampings or plates vriveted to it. l' instead ot' on the t'ront stamping only. The Figures 4, 5,/6. 7 and l0 are also vertical depth of this boss cavity l() in then front cross sectional views of types ot wheel emstamping mayv be from say `l to 25.80 bodyingmy invention, 5, 6, and T havinga or 'more inches, according to the typewood fell'oe part keyed in position. of wheel manufactured, seev Figures 3, Figure 8 is a side elevation of a standard T and' 10, -aind theldiameter of theybottom hub itment or aXle cover showing driving of the cavity l0 may be from 6 to 1.6 inches, keys and Y v but these dimensions vary according tothe 85 Figure 9 is a cross section of a hu b or axle special work for which the wheel is required. cover with driving keys all hereafter more 'lheboss cavity in the front stamping may fully referred to and described. be stamped in varying depths and Ishapes see The principal part of my wheel proper-is Figures 3. T and l0, and when the back constructed from two dishlike stampings, o1" stamping 2 ot the wheel runs in a vertical 90 plates l and 2, which I will call the front and line 6 towards the wheels centre, andthere is back dishlike stampings, ofthe wheel. Each no adjusting central cavity stamped on 'the stamping has a suitable truly circular metal wheels back face, I may have wood l2 see rim part 3, and the metal, after forming the Figuies 7 and l0, keyed within the boss cavrim runs outwards and may'form a suitable itv of the front dishlike stamping', and when 95 4o hooking flange 4 at theextreme overhangthere is no adjusting cavity formed on the ing edge of the rim. rl`he dimensions of the back dishlike stamping 2, I may lit within cavity formed between the hooking flanges the ,boss cavity of the front stamping yand on the rim. vary according to the type of between the two mainstampings what I will 'wheel manufactured, and the special use of call a compound central distance piece which 100 the' hooks. may be constructed in any suitable shapeand The two dishlike stampings when brought of suitable materials. from say a metal presstogether back to back maymeet at their cening 13' having a suitable opter rimV part; tral portions on the wheels centre line and be wood i4 .or its equivalentbeing preferably bolted (or riveted) together back to back keyed within the metal pressing.N Thecom- (having il wanted a suitablair tight and poundr distance piece asitlie's bgtweenthe watertight endless band 5v say -1J,-,th" -thick tub dishlike stampings. land :2 .of the wheel, titted between them) distance. about an forms astnong,and.s`olid driving central part inch-trom their fini portions, seeFigures 1.2, for the wheel-see Figures uand 6. 5. T and l0, p The metal inthe back dishlike Theq construction-'of theol'lter rim portions 11o e5 stamping. after being bolted (or riveted) to orm'ed on the front and ...backdishthe l'ront dishlike stamping, may run on a like stampings enables the Wheel prone? to I ki' become a, Clamping or keying device, nml ttliou'fs, when minterfl a, suitzihie wood feiiee purt- 15 te he lieyeil in position over the rim, 'iii jures l, 5, ti zinii Y, by ineens 0i the wheels clamping er hooking( enter flanges. The Wood ieiioe assists the inetul stumpings or pistes to stand severe if'ihrution, without beeuining pi'einaturel "'tritigiiefl, and also enables one or more suit )ie endless metul honding or tyre retainingrims i6 sind 1T, Figure i und 18 if), Figure 6 anti 20,21, igure 7, tu lie suitably mounted und again Clemounteti over the wheel without injuring Wheel, unifi *ie mounting in ey terni 'th equivalent oi' L t vlie'n tittecl over the wheel, see iti and land,

lwlh, biente e and Y igg'ure i. This t i )e of Wheel seeial Y 'uitfihle 'when solici rubber band ni' such like this 7 n n 3 fitted und held. to u wheel by means or comuression and the ef, es et' t e rietziehable metal bending rims i6-elif'. M-At), il() und muy he Censtruteil te purtlf tuile the iiei'hstone siioeis Figure l, t3 unil For many tj-,f'pes Qi resiheut `s, and speeiziif ,f l'er lighter truths., the right anti i be used te foi-m lett 'metal stumunes wood feline part A i u wheel ii'ithuut hay und the extreme'dumping tan he tesmedl at the oi'erl'iziu ing edges f: hunk or chimp i tyre er :i tyre crever te the run 'nei-tiens et the two (in ilile Stixvnii'iinggs. e v igures 2 :incl it), the yre bein; titte@ or @lumped under compression to the wlieeis divisible rim` er its equii'ziieut, by bringing the. two eimi'iping; stampingg's i :imi i2 close together imi-lf. to liil; smi having when wanted :i suinhle i inee piece iittetl heween the Mure bends,

huur er more suitable ligijhtenii'ig holes '753 :2i :ire preteiulil-v 'toi-uniti in suitable pens on the trent :intl hack stmnpings of the (lise wheel, see Figures i, Q, 2' und i0. These holes. in the wheel not only give te the Wheel :t light appearance. 1mit 'they enable positions Within the Wheel to he easily got at. und iiciiitate the iii/'isibiiity ot the ii'heel purper, wifi when iniietei tyres ure used, they ei'infhle the nir he easily faire tu et anu siutzihly fitted ne Wheeiis run @give i0.

et Wheel may he @mistrust-eci.

1r rims @Ver the' Weed 1 singie l together hack to baclgiyith a` and standardized. in various shapes anti Clin'iensions, see Figures i, Y2, 5, t3, i' i0, to suit prsetieziiiy :iii the varying types @t chassis used throughout the World, regardof their varying hub clirnensiens, sind u, @entre hole i217 may he bored in each Wheei to lfit prifietieuliy any hub. The construction of the wheel allows the Centrey iine of the tyre to he fitted either close up or 'tar away from the chassis trame :is required, to suit the (flinferent types ot chassis und bodies on the market, und the dished dii ,sible type of wheel is f-;} eeisily suitable for 'trent steer-- ing resi sind 2, because it heels, see iii, ll s lthe. muri Contact et' the trent sten'- tyres to he brought towards n ve c, l line 25A passing through the steering pivst, iifitnuut :my detriment tu tyre weer anti teab?, Figure and two single Wheels when put suit-Ethie distnnee piece, 32 between, form a twin Wheel, see Figure i When this Wheel is used. for u divisibie Wheel iter iniutee tyres it slet or Channel n inside zit the f'irci'uniterenee of euch star/1pins tfirtziire the uiryulve, which passes suitlietifveeu the two stzinping's end inte et the. wheelk iifhtening hoies, und a suit- (eine und the rim portion @if the Wheel may 195 be manufactured to take, practically ail types et' tyres en the market, including standard inflated tyre Covers, see Figure 1G, (whether manufactured with the beaded edge er with the straight side or wired type) rubber cushion, air cushion, see fur/es 2 uml s'-, solid rubber bund see Figi'ne 5; or metal tyres See Figure v TWith this Wheel proper 'i muy what i will cell zi stunclaiwlizeii hub iti'ient er :over see Figures 7, 8 :trici 9, which ens-.hie practically ull existing' types of nonstanclerdizeil hubs. or their equivalent, to he stanrlsrilized ormade the equivalent of standardized hubs, and itt the seme time strengthens each Converted hub {inclutiing' its fixedv huh plate 30 see Figure 7). By using say two standardized diametei'hub fitinents er envers the larger having' a circulan rim ot' Si, inches see Figures 7, 8 and Q and the line 'YZ in bothsheets et draw ings, showing how e standardize/ci di'finieter uit t V.liti

having a standardized barrelV bed of say between 3 and 5 inchesin diameter practi';

tured not only detachable. but interchangeable fromA one type of chassislto another. Each universal hub fitment of cover 126 is preferably metal stamping having say a standardized barrel hed circumference part YZ over which many varying dimensions of road wheels may be easily fitted and interchanged, provided the centre .hole of each road wheel is Standardized to suit, and snugly fit over the. barrel bed YZ of a standard hub cover k26 driving key bars or pro-v jections 27 formed to the correct .arc of a circle may be securely attached to or formed on the lstandardized barrel bed circumference 28 of the hub itment orcover, see Figures 7 8 and 9, at say equal distances apart from each other. These key bars 27 forniing projections 28, may be 4 in number and inch in height, see Figure 8, and they enable the inner circumference of practically all wheels whichl are constructed having corresponding slots` and projections formed on their` centre holes, to be interchanged and keyed in position over the standardized hub tments or covers 26. A The .standardized hub itments or covers may be rigidly riveted or attached y to practically allnon-standardized hubs, and when fitted they take the drive between the wheei proper and the hub or axle fitment, thereby taking the driving strain off `the attachment hub bolts, 0r other driving device. This standardized hub fitment or cover is constructed with a suitable back tiange 29 which extends outwards at what I call the back of its barrel bed, to which iiange the fixed` plate 30 of an'existing hub may be suitably ure 7, An additional suitable distance piece 31 or metal disc may be fitted 'betweenthe wheel -and the outward fiange 29 off the hub cover when required and a front flange 33' which runs inward may be formed on the standardized hub cover to it overrsay the barrel of thenonstandardized hub, or hub shell, or equivalent. see Figures 7 and 10.-

The wheel proper may be built light having its outer and inner circumferences practically indistortable, and with or without wood, as required, according to the type of work for which the wheel is wanted the entirer wheelv whether builtI with orl without.

vwood, being abnormally strong both vertiL cally vand laterally.

The construction of the wheel enables the centre `line of the tyre to be fitted close up to or away from the chassis frame asre-4 quired Hy adjusting the,centre line ofthe wheels, circumferencenearer to or farther away :from the said chassis frame and using and slots on the barrel bedv attached or riveted, see Figa suitable distance piece 34 Figure 2, 35 and 3C see Figure 4. cally all types of wheels having thejsame diameter centre hole mayv bey manufac-r This type of wheel andwheel fitment may be manufactured and stocked in large quanti'ties withoutv any risk 'of the standardized parts becoming obsoletelbecause they may be, used on pnactically all 'typesof chassis, constructed from a dishlike andcfdiierentdiameters and widths of tyre retaining rimsmayfbe suitably fitted over my standardized' disc wheel b'y using suit- ,reversed with a Suitabie dista-nce, piece, say

between,l form a twin wheel, see Figures 2 and 4;. This typeof wheel-enables twin tyres on the-backend singles'. on thelfront to be easily and quicklyinterchanged with ech other-practically anywhere by unskilled, 1abour,..and thewheel. may be constructed in 4varying dimensions and shapes and used with-or 4without my standardized hub or -aXle tment 26 hut when a standtyre" and wheel dimensions mayY be constructed rto be easily changed or", interchanged on varying-types of chassis, using existing hubs, hub shells, o r axles, provided the. central hole 'of .each wheel'ha's a standard diameter, see thefline YZ in bothA sheets of drawingsL and 4,is constructed -to snugly my standardized hub oraXle covers, and dis-i tance pieces) may be constructed in all required dimensions, shapes and' of suitable materials." -f y Claims. u

1. An adjustable `disc wheel with ia. front 'ardized lntb fitment is used, practically all j andfback face'dish-like stamping -and a strengthening endless central iit'ment, the tw'ostanlpings beingd'ivisibly attached back to back an'd'forming-a clamping rim.

2. An adjustable disc wheel with a i'ront and baekidshlike,stamping, each'stamping having a centre hole anda rim portion which Ands'in a `hooking flange, the two stampings 'being divisibly'attached back to back and forming a clamping rim, one ofsaid stampin'gs having. an ofiset portion which forms fa'boss part on the wheels front'face.

3'. An adjustable discl wheel with a front having a centre hole and a rim portion which and back dishlike stamping, each stamping tw@ Stampmgs being i@ back and forming;- nid wheels being arranged 'Vla-nd with their convex fases 0pt@ web ohe'z. f ftmony whereof my signature 20 im nesenc of two Witnesses.

EDWRD BROE KLLN.

Witnesses a@ ck am 1g ey amd ock *v Valla@ part n clamping m and endless umm g'es on said 5. A Wide ma ned. Comprising a pair of. JOHN LmDLE, Wheels each having; a front amd back face JOHN Timm LDDnE. 

